Netflix's 'Sacred Games' needs stronger villains: Alex Reece

ANI | Updated: Jul 12, 2018 17:57 IST

New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): British Hollywood actor Alex Reece, who made his Bollywood debut as a baddie with the Diljit Dosanjh's 'Sajjan Singh Rangroot', stated that 'Sacred Games can surely build stronger characters for its negative leads.'Amid a lot of hype and controversies, Netflix released its first Indian original series 'Sacred Games', starring Saif Ali Khan as a cop and Nawazuddin Siddiqui as a don.The series witnesses the police officer stumbling upon clues given by the gangster, and going on a wild goose chase behind a foreign white guy smuggling ammunition into Mumbai.In a recent interview, Alex said, " In any project with a thrilling theme, the hero shines more if he has a negative force worthy of clashing with. In that sense, SacredGames can surely build stronger characters for its negative leads."Alex added that the series is 'gripping' and hoped the second season will bring in more twists and turns, including "new villains."Alex Reece is also known for his appearance in a mega-budget 'James Bond' commercial starring Daniel Craig.He is currently taking Hindi lessons and is planning to exploit the void of the 'bura gora' (the white-skinned baddie) in Bollywood.Meanwhile, 'Sacred Games' is in a legal soup for allegedly maligning the image of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. (ANI)

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